McClure Gallery

Photo: VAC

The Centre’s McClure Gallery is an exhibition venue for professional artists, both established, and emerging. The gallery serves a strong educational function, encouraging public engagement with contemporary art. We feature monthly exhibitions and seminars and lectures on themes and issues relevant to the visual arts community, as well as, occasionally, exhibition catalogues. Through the McClure Gallery ARTreach programme, we offer free programming to diverse publics. The Centre gratefully acknowledges the support of the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) and the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Director: Natasha S. Reid Interim Gallery Co-ordinator: Barbara Wisnoski Exhibitions Director: Renée Duval

Call for Exhibition Submissions:

The deadline for portfolio submissions is October 15, 2021. Contemporary artists of all media are invited to submit their dossiers. For more information, please visit our website, call 514-488-9558, or e-mail us at: galeriemcclure@visualartscentre.ca

Gallery Selection Committee members 2020-2021:

Theresa Passarello (Chair), Renée Duval, Maria Ezcurra, Victoria LeBlanc, Michael Merrill, Grace Sebeh Byrne, Natasha S. Reid

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday to Friday: 12 - 6 pm Saturday: 12 - 5 pm Visitors are encouraged to make an appointment before their visit. Call 514-488-9558, or email us at: galeriemcclure@visualartscentre.ca

Exhibitions and public programming

Robert Graham (curator) • Three Montreal Photographers+

Virtual guided tour (online): Thurs. May 6, at 5 pm Online Art Hive with VAC instructor Chloë Lalonde: Sat. May 29, 10 am to 11 am Exhibition: May 7 to 29

This autobiographical exhibition celebrates Robert Graham`s practice of over forty years as a critic and collector. Brought together here are works from Tom Gibson, Donigan Cumming and Michel Campeau, as well as Eadweard Muybridge, Miroslav Tichý and Martin Parr.

Michel Campeau, Week-End au "Paradis Terrestre"! Jeunes femmes, Fête religieuse portugaise, Montréal, Québec, 1980.

Saba Heravi • Delusory Comforts (Gallery 2)

Virtual guided tour (online): Thurs. June 3, at 5 pm Online Art Hive with Saba Heravi: Sat. June 19, 10 am to 11 am Exhibition: June 4 to 26

Saba Heravi`s paintings and ceramic pieces evoke a universe of fantastical legends, inspired by Persian miniatures and folktales, that investigate the self in relation to the complexities of womanhood and an impossible definition of femininity.

Jongwook Park • Ontology (Gallery 1)

Virtual guided tour (online): Thurs. June 3, at 5 pm Online Art Hive with Jongwook Park: Sat. June 26, 10 am to 11 am Exhibition: June 4 to 26

Jongwook Park borrows the concept of heroism from graphic novels and comics in this drawing series to create his own imagined city, where rich, twisted figures and apocalyptic imagery create psychological drama, suggesting turmoil and inner struggle, and a desire for belonging.

Saba Heravi, In the Land of Sorrow,2018, terracotta, various stains and majolica glaze. Image courtesy of the artist. Jongwook Park, Ontology 01 , 2016-2019. Pen on paper, 14X17”. Image courtesy of the artist.

Art Hives

One per month online. Gallery McClure’s Facebook Page. Come set your imagination free and experience the pleasure of artistic expression! These sessions, filled with relaxation and inspiration, encourage you to experiment and share your creativity. With each art hive, we will be inspired by the monthly exhibition in the McClure Gallery. Create with us in this community-oriented, fun, and artistic online environment.